Charles River School

<!-- Please write a one or two paragraph introduction -->Charles River School was founded by parents on the banks of the Charles River in Needham, Massachusetts, USA, in 1911. In 1917, the school moved to Dover, Massachusetts. Today the school serves children from Pre-Kindergarten to Grade Eight. The school is accredited by the Association of Independent Schools in New England .

Notable alumni

• Sarah Parsons - Olympian 2006 - US Women's Hockey - youngest member of United States national women's hockey team that competed in Turino, Italy. Won Bronze Medal
• Juliet Thompson Hochman - Olympian 1988 - US Women's Rowing - youngest member of the US Women's Rowing Team that competed in Seoul, Korea.
• J. Rupert Thompson - filmmaker - Co-Executive Producer of Fear Factor
• Peter Wylde - Olympian 2004 - US Equestrian - Silver medal
• Francis W. Sargent - former Governor of Massachusetts
• Rosemary Mahoney - author "Down the Nile in a Fisherman's Skiff"
• David H.D.S. Greenway - columnist, former foreign affairs editor, The Boston Globe

Charles River Creative Arts Program

The Charles River Creative Arts Program (CRCAP), the summer day program of the school, was founded in 1970 to provide an environment in which young people could pursue an interest in the arts.

Approximately 550 students from around the state, ages eight to fifteen, enroll in the program each year. The summer is split into two four-week...
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